Key facts
- Lansing, Illinois police issued a shelter-in-place order.
- The order was issued during a manhunt for a suspect following a reported shooting.
- The incident occurred at a chemical plant near the Lansing Police Department.
- Authorities are searching for a Black male suspect described as 5'8" and 160 lbs.
- The suspect was last seen wearing a black do-rag and black hoodie.
Police in Lansing, Illinois, a Chicago suburb, issued a shelter-in-place order on Thursday as they conducted a manhunt for a suspect following a reported shooting. The order applied to the area around the 2700 block of 170th Street. Authorities described the suspect as a Black male, approximately 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black do-rag, black hoodie, and white surgical mask, heading south from 170th Street. Dispatch audio indicated that authorities were responding to a report of an active shooter at a chemical plant situated across the street from the Lansing Police Department. The audio also suggested that a helicopter and K9 units were involved in the search. A man's voice in the audio reportedly stated that "The offender shot every foreign subject in the business." However, Lansing police have not publicly confirmed the details from the dispatch audio, including the nature of the incident or if anyone was injured. The circumstances surrounding the event remain unclear. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Lansing Police Department and Nippon Paint for further information.